Juniper Networks expands its network and security management capabilities

The new NSM now offers centralized management for Juniper Networks J-series services routers, EX-series Ethernet switches, Secure Access SSL VPN and firewall/VPN and Intrusion Detection and Prevention appliances, and today's newly announced Unified Access Control (UAC) solution.

NSM enables high-performance businesses to consolidate and simplify the management of their network infrastructure to increase security, reduce cost and realize operational gains.

"IT organizations supporting high-performance businesses are under continuous pressure to provide lower cost of ownership, improve management efficiency and more effectively leverage their network and security investment,"

said Jon Oltsik, senior analyst, Information Security, Enterprise Strategy Group.

He added, "Network administrators need a cost-effective, comprehensive solution that can easily and effectively manage the evolving network and security infrastructure with centralized management rather than using multiple management tools to control each device on the network."

"Since our network is critical to our success we require a fast, reliable and secure high-performance infrastructure to support our growing operations," said Glenn Hudler, an Information Officer for the International Finance Corporation, a Member of the World Bank Group.

Hudler added, "The Juniper Networks NSM delivers enhanced functions in a single application to manage our Juniper products, allowing us to significantly improve responsiveness to threats while simultaneously reducing operational costs and maintaining investment protection without compromises in performance and functionality."

Centralized Management Delivers Operational Efficiency, Scalability and Security
Juniper Networks NSM, with comprehensive, secure centralized device and policy management, provides unparalleled capability for device and security policy configuration, comprehensive monitoring, reporting tools, and tools for investigating potential security threats in the network - all from a single user interface. NSM enables large scale deployments and the ability to do global policy enforcement via a hierarchical distribution of the Juniper Networks NSMXpress and the NSM Central Manager.

In addition to centralized management for Juniper Networks J-series services routers, EX-series Ethernet switches, Secure Access SSL VPN and firewall/VPN and Intrusion Detection and Prevention appliances, and UAC solution, new features and benefits include:

• Consistent monitoring across Juniper network and security products.
• Implementation of policy changes network-wide to mitigate threats.
• Policy versioning with rollback capabilities.
• Efficient network-wide control with centralized management.
• XML schema-based management architecture for extensibility.
• Open, standard northbound SOAP/XML API for ease of integration.
• Role-based administration.

Creating a Responsive and Trusted Security Environment

The latest NSM capabilities enable innovative businesses to also centrally manage their comprehensive Juniper Networks Adaptive Threat Management and Access Control Solutions. Juniper Networks Adaptive Threat Management Solution is a dynamic and high-performance security solution that leverages interoperability between security components to provide network-wide visibility and control in order to adapt to changing risks.

Juniper Networks Access Control Solution delivers a comprehensive network access control (NAC) security solution that protects vital network resources and applications by provisioning secure local access across the distributed enterprise.

"Juniper is committed to delivering fast, reliable and secure high-performance network and security solutions that provide operational efficiency so that customers can concentrate on their business objectives instead of their network," said Taj El-Khayat, Head of Enterprise Channel Group, Middle East and Africa at Juniper Networks.

El-Khayat added:

"With our latest capabilities in NSM, device technicians, network administrators, and security administrators can now work together to improve management efficiency and security, reduce overhead, and lower operating costs."

The new Juniper Networks Network and Security Manager (NSM) 2008.1 is available today.